Inspired by the chocolate fruit post. I like brownies and I like most varieties of nuts and legumes but they’re ruined when combined

I don’t want some soft rocks in my smooth brownie. The chocolate flavor is so strong, you can’t even really taste them. It just adds a bad mouth feel.

I do not understand why this is popular. Get em out of there!!

  • thrawn@lemmy.worldEnglish
    201·
    2 days ago

    I looove some pecans and/or walnuts in my brownies, especially if toasted first. Disagree that you can’t taste them and I like the textural variety.

    If it’s a texture thing for you, how do you feel about chocolate chips in your brownies?

    • Lifecoach5000@lemmy.worldEnglish
      8·
      2 days ago

      Not the OP but chocolate chips don’t belong in brownies! There’s already enough chocolate flavor in there. Why go overkill?

    • Manticore@lemmy.nzEnglish
      2·
      2 days ago

      I am also pro walnuts. They’ve not much flavour on their own, but when I make the exact same recipe without them, it’s sweeter, too rich, but also unsatisfying. I end up eating more of them despite enjoying them less.

      With walnuts though, they’re satisfying. I enjoy them more, and then I’m satisfied after a couple pieces. I think the fibre and fats in the nuts actually helps my body to ‘see’ the brownie as food in a way that hyper-processed flour and sugar can’t be.

      • B-TR3E@feddit.orgEnglish
        31·
        23 hours ago

        If it’s just for blander flavour, why not using saw dust? No reason poisoning good food with nuts tree turds.

        • Manticore@lemmy.nzEnglish
          1·
          23 hours ago

          Hmm, I’m not sure my gut’s microbiome would recognise the sawdust as digestible food and trigger actual satiation hormones. Nor would my brain recognise any protein chains associated with nutrition while my mouth broke it down. Digestive systems detect so much complicated information, you have to work at it to trick them. There’s something nutritious in the walnuts that my system really likes and is noticeably glad to eat.

          If your system doesn’t need whatever walnuts would provide, perhaps your own baking needs a different alternative… Would you prefer some Omega-3 rich fish oil instead, make those brownies extra fudgy? :P

          • B-TR3E@feddit.orgEnglish
            2·
            23 hours ago

            Just get used to it. When I was young I’d been grateful for some saw dust! All we got was coal dust back then and we had to walk three miles through the snow for it.